Thorp Mountain via Knox Creek, No Name Ridge - Thorp Mountain — Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003

Snoqualmie Region > Salmon La Sac/Teanaway

Joined the venerable Alan L. Bauer, the essential and other-worldly rubberlegs, a happy MtnMike and stunning Putz-in-Boots to Thorp Mtn. It was Alan's fault we got such a late start, but he's bigger than all of us, so we had to put up with him. Hot in summer, this is a supreme place in fall. The fall color is still gorgeous against the silvery-green lichen covered blobby batholithic formations (I mean the rocks, not Alan, rubberlegs, etc.). It rained long enough for us to don our raingear. The rain created beautiful sweeping streaks that shimmered in the half-sunshine in the valley. Views of the lower half of the snowy Stuart range all around, and rainbows glided across the lower, forested mountains. This is a very worthy trail, it is steep in places up to the lovely ridge I love ridge walks), but nothing scary. Because of its Hungry Hikers award designation by WTA, we ate at Village Pizza in Roslyn. Thumbs up from everyone. The place has great Hallowe'en decorations.